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A Massachusetts lawmaker has been arrested on federal charges, including allegations that he illegally used some $70,000 in campaign funds for personal expenses. The FBI Boston said state Rep. David Nangle, a Democrat who represents parts of Chelmsford and Lowell, was arrested by FBI and IRS special agents at his home in Lowell on Tuesday morning. He faces dozens of…

Mass. state Rep. David Nangle was arrested on federal charges, accused of using campaign funds for his personal gambling debts.

Sen. Anne Gobi, a Spencer Democrat, is proposing a bill that would make insurance coverage mandatory for heating oil spills instead of what she describes as a well-kept secret.

Vape supporters plan to gather Thursday for a rally outside the Massachusetts Statehouse to protest Gov. Charlie Baker’s four-month ban on vape sales. Protesters will take to 24 Beacon Street as part of the “Let Us Vape, Not Smoke” rally, where they will decry the governor’s controversial move.

A bill that would ease restrictions on the sale of used cars that have been subject to a recall but have not been repaired is set to come up at a public hearing at the Massachusetts Statehouse. Supporters of the bill, including used car dealers, have argued that they should be able to sell the cars as long as they...

A bill designed to rev up the state’s reliance on renewable energy by imposing a charge on carbon emissions is gaining steam at the Massachusetts Statehouse.

A $1 billion renewable energy bill will be the subject of a public hearing at the Massachusetts Statehouse.

A $1 billion renewable energy bill will be the subject of a public hearing at the Massachusetts Statehouse.

A bill under consideration at the Massachusetts Statehouse is aimed at testing the idea of a universal basic income. The long-shot bill would create a pilot program that would include 100 residents in each of three economically diverse cities or towns. At least one of the communities would be located in a rural part of the state.

Abortion opponents, many wearing red shirts, protested outside the Massachusetts Statehouse ahead of a public hearing on bills that would expand access to the procedure. One bill at Monday’s hearing would let women obtain an abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy in cases of “fatal fetal anomalies.”

Beacon Hill lawmakers are planning a public hearing on health insurance bills, including one that aims to create a “Medicare for all” system in Massachusetts. Supporters say a so-called “single-payer” system would ensure everyone has access to health care the same way the public education system provides education to all children, regardless of income.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo is assuring visitors to the Massachusetts Statehouse they’re not being subjected to facial recognition. In a written statement, the Winthrop Democrat says: “There is no such technology used at the State House.”

Hundreds of students skipped school on Friday to gather outside of their statehouses and to demand lawmakers put an end to climate change. The Youth Climate Strike protest is part of a wider movement in solidarity with thousands of other students around the globe to put the spotlight on climate change, according to the local organization’s website. In Boston, students...

Traffic safety advocates are planning to gather at the Statehouse this week. Among the bills being pushed Wednesday by the Massachusetts Vision Zero Coalition and the group TextLess Live More is a measure to equip state-contracted trucks with side guards and additional mirrors to reduce blind-spots on large trucks.

It wasn’t the warmest New Year’s Day on record, but it was certainly in the top five. Officially, in Boston, the mercury climbed to 59 degrees. The warmest Jan. 1 on record was WAY back in 1876. In 1876, the high temperature was 70 degrees! Second place features a tie between 1973 and 1966 with a high temperature of 61....

Attorneys for former Senate President Stan Rosenberg and his estranged husband Bryon Hefner are asking the court to reveal the identity of an unnamed accuser.

Attorneys for former Senate President Stan Rosenberg and his estranged husband Bryon Hefner are asking the court to reveal the identity of an unnamed accuser.

A civil lawsuit is alleging former Senate President Stan Rosenberg knew his estranged husband Bryon Hefner posed a risk to individuals at the Massachusetts Statehouse and Rosenberg and Hefner had an agreement or understanding allowing Hefner access to those individuals.

For the second day in a row, students at some Massachusetts schools staged walkouts Thursday calling for action on gun control.